Event

Understanding Islam: A course for Catholics living and working with Muslims

29/07/2014 3:00 pm

This four-day course is held at Campion Hall, the Jesuit community in Oxford, and aims to help Catholics understand how the worldviews of the Muslims they live and work with are shaped by their faith.

The course is presented by Dr Damian Howard SJ, who is currently a lecturer at Heythrop College with a special academic interest in the Christian theological response to Islam. It is supported by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Georgetown University.

The course is a safe space for Catholics to discuss their attitudes and judgements, and to consider how to respond to the call of their bishops and their Pope to dialogue with Islam. A maximum of 11 participants ensures that there is plenty of opportunity for discussion.

The course will provide:

Help with understanding how the worldviews of Muslims are shaped by their faith

Participants are encouraged to see the world through Muslim eyes

Insights on Muhammad, Islamic beliefs, laws and prayer life

Islamic Perspectives on Christianity, developments in the modern Islamic world, and Islam in Britain

Where?

Campion Hall
Brewer Street
Oxford OX1 1QS

When?

Tuesday-Friday, 4-7 November 2014

How do I book?

To book email Alexandra Jarvis with a short paragraph on why you think that you would benefit from taking part in this course.